They knew very well the defensive properties of the jade talismans. Earlier, a relative of President Huang got into a serious car accident. He was unscathed because he carried a jade talisman with him.
If Tang Hao said that the jade accessories were an enhanced version of the talismans, then their defensive properties must be even stronger.
“I don’t want the bracelets, but I want the pendant!” Liu Dajun shouted excitedly. He grabbed a jade pendant off the table and looked at it closely in his hands.
“This jade is not bad… oh, it’s a treasure!” He could not stop smiling.
The other people also took a jade Artifact each.
“Hey, Lil Tang! Are you selling this? I want a few more!” Liu Dajun shouted.
He needed to get more of those rare treasures.
“This is very expensive though!” Tang Hao said.
“Ha, money is not an issue. Even if you sell them at ten million yuan each, I’ll buy a dozen!” Liu Dajun said heartily.
He was already very wealthy, and he had recently received the dividends from his stake in Haotian Co. Ltd.
“That’s right!” President Li and the others also shouted.
“Alright then!” Tang Hao smiled. “This isn’t normal jade, so the material itself is very expensive, and the handiwork is by a master craftsman. It’ll be five million each. That’s not too much, right?”
“Not at all! It can’t be as expensive as human life!”
Liu Dajun waved his hand. “I promised that I’ll buy a dozen, so I’ll buy a dozen. I’ll transfer sixty million yuan to you.”
The others also bought many Artifacts for their respective families.
Very soon, all the jade bracelets and pendants were sold out. Tang Hao received two hundred million yuan from the sales. He recouped the cost of the materials and made another hundred million yuan in profit.
Chapter 425 - Another Forced Kiss
Tang Hao left the company and went to Dragonrock Village.
The new houses in the village were finished after three months of construction. The construction team had also wrapped up the other infrastructure projects in the village.
The makeover of Dragonrock Village was complete.
A wide asphalt road led into a vista of new, concrete houses against splendid scenery. One could hardly imagine that only a year ago, it was a poor and run-down mountain village.
The new houses were built in the style of mansions. They had vast lawns and even a garage. It looked even better than some residential areas in town.
Yan’er and her family moved into a new house. Her parents worked on the plantation. They were diligent workers and earned a lot of money every month.
Tang Hao was greeted warmly by the villagers when he arrived there.
He went to survey the plantation with the village elder. After that, he went to his grandparents’ house. He gave Grandma a pair of jade bracelets and Grandpa a jade pendant.
Those items were specifically made by Tang Hao and were different from the rest. Not only did they have defensive properties, but they also preserved one’s health. If the elderly wore them for a long time, they would increase their lifespan.
“Ah, Lil Hao! I’m already so old. I don’t need to wear jade!” Grandma told him.
“These bracelets are so pretty! I can’t possibly take these. Give them to the Xiangyi girl! They look better on young people.”
Grandma looked at the bracelets and gave them back to Tang Hao.
“She already has a set of her own, Grandma! This jade is special. It’s good for your health if you wear it,” Tang Hao tried to convince her.
“Haha, I’m already healthy!” Grandma smiled.
Eventually, Tang Hao managed to convince her to take them.
“Lil Hao, when are you going to bring Xiangyi here again? I haven’t seen her for a long time, and I miss her. That girl is not bad. She’s beautiful and has a gentle demeanor. It’s fine that she’s older than you. There’s an old saying, ‘Marrying an older girl is like bringing a golden brick home’. When are you going to bring me a great-grandchild?”
Grandma said while holding on to Tang Hao’s hand.
Tang Hao blushed with intense embarrassment when he heard that.
“I’m still young, Grandma!”
Tang Hao had never thought of having his own children. After all, he was only nineteen years old.
Grandma was surprised, then she smiled. “That’s right! You’re only nineteen. Back in my day, that’s about time to have children. Now, I’ll still have to wait for a few more years.”
She paused for a while and continued, “Dazhu’s wife will be giving birth in another three months. Zelei’s wife is pregnant, too. It’ll be your turn soon!”
“That’s too soon!” Tang Hao said with a smile.
After leaving Dragonrock Village, he went to Masculine Wind.
He saw Ma Fangfang in an office.
She was busy at work, and so Tang Hao waited outside. He saw that she was wearing office clothes that carried an air of diligence.
Tang Hao gave her a set of jade Artifacts. After that, he went to First High and gave a set to Yan’er.
He had given away half of the Artifacts. The remaining four sets were for people in Provincial City.
He brought Han Yutong with him to Provincial City that afternoon.
He went to the university first. After all, he had not attended classes for a month. In the evening, he went to meet Teacher Jiang and gave her a set of jade Artifacts. He also gave her a pendant and a pair of bracelets for her father and mother.
He gave them some jade talismans earlier, but those were far weaker compared to Artifacts.
With the jade pendant and bracelets, Tang Hao was not worried that any other gangsters came to look for trouble.
He gave another set to Liu Bingyao.
He then went to the Provincial Police Headquarters.
He waited for a long time in front of the police station before he saw Zhao Qingxue. It was almost nine o’clock by then.
She was dressed in her police uniform, and her hair was tied up in a ponytail. She did not wear any makeup on her face.
However, that did not make her any less beautiful. She was still as attractive as ever, and at the same time carried a heroic charm.
Her uniform added an extra layer of seductiveness.
Tang Hao blushed when that thought appeared in his head. He always felt conflicted whenever he saw her.
After all, the two had made out in bed before. The passionate and intimate experience that night felt as fresh as yesterday.
Tang Hao had never made up his mind about what he thought of her.
He could not say that he liked her, but he could not say that he had no fondness for her either.
He pressed his temples in frustration.
She came to the side of Tang Hao’s car, opened the door, and sat inside. Then, she opened her eyes wide and stared at Tang Hao without saying anything.
There was a hint of frustration in her gaze.
“What’s up?” Tang Hao was confused.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Zhao Qingxue said angrily.
“About what?”
“That incident! My brother told me about it when he had a little too much to drink. I would’ve remained oblivious if he didn’t run his mouth!” Zhao Qingxue glared at him.
“Why didn’t you tell me that something so serious happened to you? I’m a police officer!
“And… there were so many assassins… What if you were hurt, or worse?” Zhao Qingxue sounded emotional when she said that.
She knew how serious that incident was. She had seen the photos. That was why she was worried about him.
Tang Hao was silent.
He knew that she cared for him.
She glared at him again, then abruptly leaned forward, pulled Tang Hao’s face toward hers, and forced her lips onto his.
Tang Hao’s mind went blank in that instant.
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p; Before he could realize what happened, his lips were already sealed by another set of lips that carried an intoxicating scent.
They were caught up in the heat of things. Their hands started exploring each other’s bodies.
Soon, they abruptly stopped.
They suddenly remembered that they were at the entrance of the Provincial Police Headquarters. Even though it was almost nine o’clock at night, people were going in and out of the building.
That thought was like a bucket of cold water that showered over them.
Zhao Qingxue returned to her seat and straightened her clothes.
Her face was blushing intensely, which made her more charming than ever.
“Send me home!” She said.
Tang Hao also straightened his clothes and calmed down his emotions. He started the car and drove toward her apartment.
They arrived at her residential area soon.
Tang Hao gave her the jade Artifacts.
“Thanks!” Zhao Qingxue said happily. She immediately wore the bracelets on her wrists.
She lifted her head and looked seductively at him. “I’ll be busy tonight because there’s a case. Otherwise, you can stay for the night.
“Next time then!”
She chuckled, leaned over, and gave him a long kiss until they were out of breath.
She smiled at Tang Hao, opened the car door, and left.
She waved before going into her apartment.
Tang Hao continued sitting there. He felt immensely guilty.
He could almost never resist herself when faced with the charming and daring Officer Zhao.
After seeing her disappear from his sight, he started his car and left.
Chapter 426 - Meeting Ling Wei Again
Late in the night.
Many people were already asleep. Some others, however, found it hard to sleep because of various reasons.
In a corner room on the third floor of the Ling family mansion, a beautiful figure leaned by the window and gazed at the starry sky outside.
The night sky was clear and was dotted with stars and the moon.
She cushioned her head on her arms. Under the pale moonlight, her face seemed to be enveloped in a thin halo of light. It looked like a scene in a dream.
Her eyes were wide open as she looked outside.
She seemed morose. There was a hint of worry in her slightly furrowed brows.
It had been almost two months!
It had been a long time since their last separation.
Happiness had eluded her over the past two months.
Her freedom was restricted. She could not go outdoors, and even her time on the Internet was limited. She was locked in the mansion every day, as though she was a bird in a cage.
She missed those bygone days…
She was very busy back then, but she was happy that she was productive. Her current life was unimaginably boring.
She missed that person and the times spent living together with him. She missed the evenings where she would go to the wet market with him.
That was pure, simple joy.
Memories flooded her like the incoming tide. She could not rid herself of those feelings.
‘What is he doing now?’ She wondered.
Perhaps he was sleeping alone in his apartment in Provincial City, or he might be spending time with someone else back in Westridge.
She pouted when she thought about that.
She regretted that she did not fall in love with him sooner.
It had not been too late the first time she met him, but she did not realize how extraordinary he was back then.
‘Perhaps things would be radically different!’ She thought.
Suddenly, she heard a knock on her room door.
“Are you asleep yet, my daughter?” It was a low and booming voice. That belonged to Ling Mingshan.
Her face seemed to be coated with a layer of frost at that instant.
She bit her lip and did not make a sound.
She hated how her father had used her as a bargaining chip to elevate his social status. She hated him even more for siding with her brother.
Ling Mingshan stood outside the door for a very long time.
He waited for a reply, but the reply never came.
He sighed lightly, shook his head, and left.
When she heard that her father left, Ling Wei got up and went to one side of the room.
She turned off the lights, and the room was instantly cloaked into darkness.
She turned around and prepared to return to the window, but she suddenly heard the sound of something flying through the air.
She turned around to look at the source of the sound.
She was stunned when she saw clearly what it was. She stood there, trying to process the sight in front of her eyes.
A figure appeared on the windowsill. It was a handsome young man, crouching there and basking in the moonlight. It was like a dream.
Indeed, she wondered if she was dreaming.
If it was not a dream, how did he appear there? He was on the window sill on the third floor!
‘Don’t tell me he knows how to fly?’
However, she knew that she was not dreaming!
She covered her mouth and tried to contain her emotions, though it made her body tremble violently. Tears welled up in her eyes.
She did not bother to think about how he had arrived there. That was not as important as the fact that he was indeed there.
He hopped off the windowsill and into her room. She could not contain her feelings anymore. She rushed toward him, fell into his arms, and hugged him tightly.
“Is this really you, Hao?”
She still could not believe it, even though he was in her arms.
Tang Hao was surprised. His gaze softened, and he gently patted her shoulders.
She calmed down after a long while.
She let go of him, took a step back, and inspected him from head to toe.
“It’s really you! How did you get up here?” Ling Wei asked, surprised.
“I flew here!” Tang Hao said.
Ling Wei burst out laughing. She gave him a side-eye and pretended to be angry. “Don’t joke around! You’re not a bird or Superman. How can you fly?”
She did not know about Tang Hao’s superhuman abilities and thought that he was joking.
Tang Hao rubbed his nose in embarrassment.
“You must have climbed up here!” She said with a smile.
Tang Hao nodded.
Ling Wei could not stop smiling. She was especially happy. There was nothing happier than being able to see the man she loved.
She pulled Tang Hao’s hand and sat down by the window.
“Why did you come to look for me today?” She asked.
“I’m here to give you something!” Tang Hao said.
As he spoke, he handed her a wooden box.
“What’s this?” Ling Wei asked curiously.
“Open it and see!”
Ling Wei fiddled with the wooden box for a while before opening it.
A ray of green light shot from within the wooden box. In the complete darkness of the room, the light was dazzling.
“This is…” Ling Wei’s eyes widened in surprise.
She opened the box fully. When she saw the contents of the box, her mouth opened in shock.
“This is so pretty!”
Her eyes were sparkling.
In the wooden box, a pair of jade bracelets and a jade pendant shone with a green light.
“Are you really giving me all these?” Ling Wei said excitedly.
Tang Hao nodded. “They’re pretty, but that isn’t as important. Most importantly, they can protect you.”
He explained the functions of the jade Artifacts to her.
“Really?” Ling Wei remained doubtful.
After all, what he said sounded like something pulled out of a fantasy tale.
“Of course it’s real!” Tang Hao said as he pricked her
finger. He squeezed a drop of blood on each of those Artifacts.
After that, he put them on for her.
She had no choice but to accept that he was telling the truth.
“Don’t leave, Hao! Can’t you stay here tonight?” Ling Wei was still looking longingly into his eyes.
She noticed her awkward expression and smiled mischievously. “Are you scared? Don’t worry, I won’t eat you. I just want to talk to you.”
She leaned closer and rested her head on Tang Hao’s shoulder.
They sat next to the window and chatted for half of the night.
She fell asleep as they talked. She slept soundly on Tang Hao’s shoulder.
Tang Hao felt sorry for her when he saw that she had lost weight. He gently carried her and placed her on the bed, tucked her into the blanket, and sat by the bedside, holding her hand until the sun rose.
At dawn, he left through the window and went back to his house.
He was planning to attend classes at the university. He received a phone call just when he was about to step out of the house.
It was from Old Master He.
Tang Hao was surprised. He quickly picked up the call.
Chapter 427 - First Time In the Capital
“Divine Doctor Tang!” Old Master He’s voice was heard from the other end of the call.
“Is there anything, Old Master He?” Tang Hao was surprised.
Something important must have come up for Old Master He to call him personally.
Old Master He laughed and said, “Where are you now? Are you at the university?”
“No, I was just about to go there!” Tang Hao said.
“Alright, I’ll pick you up at the university entrance. There’s something that I want to discuss with you. It will be beneficial for you!”
Tang Hao was surprised when he heard that.
‘Beneficial for me?’
Old Master He hung up before he could ask any further questions.
Tang Hao reserved his questions for later and rushed to the university. When he neared the entrance, he noticed a black car parked at the side of the road.
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